Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today criticized approximately $3.7 billion in unrequested defense programs and additional supplemental appropriations not directly related to defense in the FY02 Defense Appropriations bill:
"Mr. President, I am sorry to say that whether or not we resolve our differences over spending that exceeds limits set by the Budget Act, the Department of Defense Appropriations bill will still fail to meet its most important obligation. In provisions too numerous to mention in detail, this bill, time and again, chooses to fund pork barrel projects with little if any relationship to national defense at a time of scarce resources, budget deficits, and underfunded, urgent defense priorities.
"America is at war, a war that has united Americans behind a common goal of defeating international terrorism. Our servicemen and women are once again separated from their families, risking their lives, working extraordinarily long hours under the most difficult conditions to accomplish the ambitious but necessary task their country has set for them. The weapons we have given them, for all their impressive effects, are, in many cases, neither in quantity nor quality, the best that our government can provide.
"For instance, stockpiles of the precision guided munitions that we have relied on so heavily to bring air power to bear so effectively on difficult, often moving targets, with the least collateral damage possible, are dangerously depleted after only nine weeks of war in Afghanistan. This is just one area of critical importance to our success in this war that underscores just how carefully we should be allocating scarce resources to our national defense.
"Yet, despite the realities of war, and the responsibilities they impose on Congress as much the President, the Senate Appropriations Committee has not seen fit to change in any degree its usual blatant use of defense dollars for projects that may or may not serve some worthy purpose, but that certainly impair our national defense by depriving legitimate defense needs of adequate funding.
"Even in the middle of a war, a war of monumental consequences and with no end in sight, the Appropriations Committee, Mr. President, still is intent on using the Department of Defense as an agency for dispensing corporate welfare. It is a terrible shame and derogation of duty that in a time of maximum emergency, the United States Senate would persist in spending money requested and authorized only for our Armed Forces to satisfy the needs or the desires of interests that are unrelated to defense and even, in truth, uninterested in the needs of our military.
"In this bill, we find a sweet deal for the Boeing Company that I'm sure is the envy of corporate lobbyists from one end of K Street to the other. Attached is a legislative provision to the Fiscal Year 2002 Department of Defense Appropriations bill that would require the Air Force to lease one hundred 767 aircraft for use as tankers for $20 million apiece each year for the next 10 years.
"The cost to taxpayers? More than $2 billion per year, with a total price tag of $30 billion over 10 years. This leasing plan is five times more expensive to the taxpayer than an outright purchase, and it represents more than 20% of the Air Force's annual cost of its top 60 priorities. But the most amazing fact is that this program is not actually among the Air Force's top 60 priorities nor do new tankers appear in the 6-year defense procurement plan for the Service! "That's right, when the Air Force told Congress in clear terms what its top priorities were tankers and medical lift capability aircraft weren't included as critical programs. In fact, within its top 30 programs, the Air Force has asked for several essential items that would directly support our current war effort: wartime munitions, jet fighter engine replacement parts, combat support vehicles, bomber and fighter upgrades and self protection equipment, and combat search and rescue helicopters for downed pilots.
"This leasing program also will require $1.2 billion in military construction funding to build new hangars, since existing hangars are too small for the new 767 aircraft. The taxpayers also will be on the hook for another $30 million per aircraft on the front end to convert these aircraft from commercial configurations to military; and at the end of the lease, the taxpayers will have to foot the bill for $30 million more, to convert the aircraft back -- pushing the total cost of the Boeing sweetheart deal to $30 billion over the ten-year lease. Mr. President, that is waste that borders on gross negligence.
"But this is just another example of Congress's political meddling and of how outside special interest groups have obstructed the military's ability to channel resources where they are most needed. I will repeat what I've said many, many times before - the military needs less money spent on pork and more spent to redress the serious problems caused by a decade of declining defense budgets.
"This bill includes many more examples where congressional appropriators show that they have no sense of priority when it comes to spending the taxpayers' money. The insatiable appetite in Congress for wasteful spending grows more and more as the total amount of pork added to appropriations bills this year -- an amount totaling nearly $14 billion. And although we are 68 days into the new fiscal year, we still have four appropriations bill left to complete before we adjourn.
"This defense appropriations bill also includes provisions to mandate domestic source restrictions; these "Buy America" provisions directly harm the United States and our allies.
"'Buy America' protectionist procurement policies, enacted by Congress to protect pork barrel projects in each Member's State or District, hurt military readiness, personnel funding, modernization of military equipment, and cost the taxpayer $5.5 billion annually. In many instances, we are driving the military to buy higher-priced, inferior products when we do not allow foreign competition. "Buy America" restrictions undermine DoD's ability to procure the best systems at the least cost and impede greater interoperability and armaments cooperation with our allies. They are not only less cost-effective, they also constitute bad policy, particularly at a time when our allies' support in the war on terrorism is so important.
"Secretary Rumsfeld and his predecessor, Bill Cohen, oppose this protectionist and costly appropriation's policy. However, the appropriations' staff ignores this expert advice when preparing the legislative draft of the appropriations bills each year. In the defense appropriations bill are several examples of "Buy America" pork -- prohibitions on procuring anchor and mooring chain components for Navy warships; main propulsion diesel engines and propellers for a new class of Navy dry-stores and ammunition supply ships; and, other naval auxiliary equipment, including pumps for all shipboard services, propulsion system components such as engines, reduction gears, and propellers, shipboard cranes, and spreaders for shipboard cranes.
"If it was not for the great cost to our military and the taxpayer, drafting "Buy America" provisions must be a somewhat amusing project for staff and the Members of the Appropriations Committee. An example of this language follows, "None of the funds in this Act may be available for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under, unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United States from components which are substantially manufactured in the United States: Provided, That for the purpose of this section manufactured will include cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing of chain and welding (including the forging and shot blasting process): Provided further, That for the purpose of this section substantially all of the components of anchor and mooring chain shall be considered to be produced or manufactured in the United States if the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured in the United States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured outside the United States."
"Also buried in the smoke and mirrors of the appropriations markup is what appears to be a small provision that has large implications on our war fighting ability in Afghanistan and around the world. Without debate or advice and counsel from the Committee on Armed Services, the appropriators changed the policy on military construction which would prohibit previous authority given to the President of the United States, the Secretary of Defense, and the Service Secretaries to shift military construction money within the MILCON account to more critical military construction projects in time of war or national emergency. The reason for this seemingly small change is to protect added pork in the form of military construction projects in key states, especially as such projects have historically been added by those Members who sit on the Military Construction Appropriations Subcommittee, at the expense, Mr. President, of projects the Commander-in-Chief believes are most needed to support our military overseas.
"In the usual fashion, legislative riders that probably wouldn't make it through the normal legislative process are tacked onto this must-pass appropriations bill. For example, a provision was added to this bill to enact legislation to federally-recognize Native Hawaiians, similar to the status accorded to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
"While I have no objection to the substance of that legislation, I do object to the tactics of the appropriators to circumvent the usual legislative consideration of this or any other bill by simply inserting them into an important appropriations bill such as this one. In fact, no one would even know what we are passing into law because only vague references are included. Only careful observers would recognize what these three lines in this appropriations bill actually stand for a 24-page bill. Does the appropriations committee have any respect for the authorizing committees in the Senate?
"This bill also clearly tramples on the jurisdiction of the Commerce Committee by making unauthorized appropriations out of the Airport and Airways Trust Fund, particularly for the Airport Improvement Program. There are hundreds of millions of dollars in spending out of the Trust Fund, perhaps as much as $715 million, that are not explicitly authorized. Furthermore, $306.5 million of the civil aviation spending in this bill was not requested by the President. Of the money that was requested, the President did not ask that it be taken out of the Aviation Trust Fund. Finally, the Trust Fund is supposed to be devoted to the infrastructure needs of national aviation system. But this bill uses the Trust Fund Essential Air Service, which may be a worthy program but is not eligible for these monies.
"Mr. President, earlier this week, the Senate approved the Department of Transportation Appropriations Bill. That bill was an egregious overreach by the Appropriators in redirecting the programmatic expenditures and directives under the laws developed by the Authorizing Committees. There were more than $4.1 billion in earmarked projects in that bill and a statement of managers redirecting funding that should have gone to the States but instead was used as a slush fund by the Appropriators to earmark their home-state projects.
"Now, here we are only a few days later and we are once again facing another appropriations bill that continues the unacceptable overreaching by the Appropriators with respect to authorized transportation programs.
"For example, under Division B, Chapter 10, the Bill provides $100 million for Amtrak for "emergency expenses to respond to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks" "for necessary expenses of capital improvements." This funding is not authorized, nor has it been requested by the Administration.
"The Senate Commerce Committee's reported bill, S. 1550, the Rail Security Act of 2001, would authorize funding for Amtrak safety and security needs, primarily tunnel improvements in New York, Maryland, and DC. Under S. 1550, however, the funding would only be released to Amtrak after Amtrak submits a plan to the Secretary of Transportation for addressing safety and security that is then approved by the Secretary.
"The accompanying DOD report language states the funding provided for Amtrak "will be used solely to enhance the safety and security of the aged Amtrak-owned rail tunnels under the East and Hudson Rivers." However, neither the bill nor the report provide any federal oversight by DOT of the additional taxpayer's dollars that would be provided to Amtrak.
"Additionally, the Bill provides for $110,00,000 ($10 million of which was requested by the Administration) in "Miscellaneous Appropriations" to the Federal Highway Administration. The accompanying report directs that $100,00,000 of those funds be used for construction of ferries and ferry facilities in New York to cover for the loss of the PATH transit service between New York and New Jersey, that have not been requested by the Administration.
"Not only did the Administration not request the funding, it is not even clear if the ferry services being sought are the right solution. The goal should be to rebuild the PATH transit, not replace it with less efficient ferry service. While ferry service is required, it may be a relatively short term need and one that can and is being addressed with current assets.
"Further, the bill provides $100,000,000 for Federal Transit Administration Capital Investment Grants that was not requested by the Administration. The accompany report then earmarks the entire amount for use by transit authorities most impacted by the September 11th terrorist attacks.
"Under Division C , the DOD Appropriation bill provides $12 million for shipbuilding loan guarantees under Title XI of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. This is by far the most egregious use of a "national emergency" designation as an excuses for pork barrel spending that I have ever seen. The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is today preparing to make one of the largest single default payouts in the history of the shipbuilding loan guarantee program due to the bankruptcy filing of American Classic Voyages Co. (AMCV) on its loans. MARAD has asked the Treasury for $250 million to pay off loans which have been called under American Classic's guarantees.
"Further, the DOT Inspector General is investigating the loan guarantee program as a result of American Classic's default, the default of the SeaRex program earlier this year, and problems with several other Title XI loan guarantee projects that are having difficulties at this time. Specifically, the IG is looking into the Title XI procedures for submitting, reviewing, approving, and monitoring Title XI loan guarantees and whether MARAD's procedures are adequate and effectively implemented in order to protect the interests of the United States. Why would we now approve an additional $12 million for new loan guarantees when there are obviously fundamental problems with the program? I might add, for a program the Administration has recommended not to fund at all.
"While the report accompanying the bill recommends the new funding be used to cover the cost of loans for port security infrastructure and equipment, that is not allowed under current law. The funding will go into an account that is designated solely for shipbuilding loan guarantees. I also note that the bill provides $11 million in appropriations to the Maritime Administration for general port security improvements. While I fully support the need for increased security at our nation's seaports and am a cosponsor of legislation that would create a new program to provide port security funding, I cannot support funding for a program in a manner that is not allowed under the law while we are in a period of deficit spending.
"The President has repeatedly said that he will come back to Congress in the spring with a request for additional funding as needed, and if legislation to change the law with respect to port security funding is successful, the funding could be provided at that time. But for now, providing $12 million for shipbuilding loan guarantees, at time when the program's current and future operations are under review, would be a serious breech of our responsibilities to the American taxpayer.
"Under Division E, the so-called "Technical Corrections" division, the Appropriators do what they do best: Redirect current law as developed by the Authorizers. Amazingly, the Appropriators are already seeking to "correct" the Transportation Appropriations bill approved by the Senate earlier this week and hasn't even been signed into law. For example:
"Under Section 109, the Appropriators take an additional $29.5 million from the States funding that was to be distributed according to the Transportation Equity Act. TEA-21, the multi-year highway funding legislation enacted in 1998 and to be effective through 2002, and transfers that $29.5 million to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project to restore the project's funding that will be reduced as a result of enactment of the Transportation Appropriations bill. This provision would now bring the total loss for the State allocation to over $450 million (the DOT Appropriations bill already reduced the states' funding by $423 million), but this bill will ensure the Wilson Bridge Project is held harmless with respect to the Appropriators earlier funding redirectives.
"Section 111 also amends TEA-21 just like it did so many times in the Transportation Appropriations bill and in this case adds additional directives for the benefit of Alaska. Specifically Section 111 would amend the list of "High Priority" project designations by adding to item #1497, which states "Construct New Access Route to Ship Creek Access in Anchorage" the words "and construct capital improvements to intermodal marine freight and passenger facilities and access thereto."
"Next, under Section 112, it would amend the DOT Appropriations bill, which as I just mentioned, hasn't even been signed into law. First it would add yet another earmark in the Transportation and Community and System Preservation Program, a program the Appropriators funded at more than 10 times the authorized level and earmarked every cent, and direct $300,000 for the US-61 Woodville widening project in Mississippi. It then directs $5 million of the Interstate Maintenance program for the City of Renton/Port Quendall, WA project.
"Mr. President, haven't those states had enough earmarks already?
"I note the bill would direct that $3,170,000 of the funding provided for the Research and Special Programs Administration be used for research and special programs and $22,786,000 of funds provided for the pipeline safety program shall remain available until September 30, 2004. Since when do we appropriate money beyond a fiscal year?
"The $273 million for the Coast Guard in the $20 billion Supplemental is a plus-up of $70 million over the $203 million requested by the Administration. The Administration's request would fund the personnel costs for reserve personnel brought on active duty, purchase small boats for port security, and prevent several cutters and aircraft from being decommissioned. The additional $70 million not requested by the Administration would fund $50 million for entitlements authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), but not provided in the Transportation Appropriations act and $20 million for additional domestic port security teams.
"The $12 million for the Coast Guard in the Byrd Homeland Defense Supplemental would provide additional funding not requested by the Administration for the Coast Guard to provide enhanced port security operations and conduct port vulnerability assessments. The Department of Transportation currently has a Maritime Direct Action Group that is studying port security requirements. The Administration plans to base future port security funding requests on this group's recommendations.
‘This legislation includes language that recommends $8.25 million dollars for emergency grants to assist public broadcasters in restoring broadcasting facilities that were destroyed in the collapse of the World Trade Center. This provision allows public broadcasters to receive 100 percent of the total amount for cost recovery of their facilities. Other public broadcasters seeking funding for the construction of similar facilities will only receive 75 percent of the total amount, as set forth in Section 392(b) of the Communications Act of 1934. This provision is inconsistent with the Act and is selectively unfair to those who are seeking similar funding.
"Mr. President, I look forward to the day when my appearances on the Senate floor for this purpose are no longer necessary. There is over $2.2 billion in unrequested defense programs in the defense appropriations bill and another $1.5 billion for additional supplemental appropriations not directly related to defense that have been added by the Chairman of the Committee. Consider what that $3.7 billion when added to the savings gained through additional base closings and more cost-effective business practices could be used for. The problems of our armed forces, whether in terms of force structure or modernization, could be more assuredly addressed and our war fighting ability greatly enhanced. The public expects more of us.
"But for now, unfortunately, they must witness us, blind to our responsibilities in war, going about our business as usual."
FY 2002 Defense Appropriations
PORK ($ in millions)
DIVISION A
Operation and Maintenance, Army
Fort Knox Distance Learning Program 3.0
Army Conservation and Ecosystem Management 5.0
Fort Richardson, Camp Denali Water Systems 0.6
Rock Island Bridge Repairs 2.75
Memorial Tunnel, Consequence Management 19.3
FIRES Programs Data 8.0
Skid Steer Loaders 10.0
USARPAC Transformation Planning 10.0
USARPAC Command, Control, and Communications Upgrades 3.7
Hunter UAV 5.0
Field Pack-up Systems 5.0
Unutilized Plant Capacity 25.0
SROTC - Air Battle Captain 1.25
Joint Assessment Neurological Examination Equipment 3.0
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
Naval Sea Cadet Corps 2.0
Shipyard Apprentice Program 4.0
PHNSY SRM 15.0
Warfare Tactics PMRF 24.0
Hydrographic Center of Excellence 3.5
UNOLS 3.0
Center of Excellence for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance 5.0
Biometrics Support 3.0
Operation and Maintenace, Air Force
Pacific Server Consolidation 10.0
Grand Forks AFB ramp refurbishment 10.0
Wind Energy Fund 0.5
University Partnership for Operational Support 4.0
Hickam AFB Alternate Fuel Program 1.0
SRM Eielson Utilidors 10.0
Civil Air Patrol Corporation 4.5
PACAF Strategic Airlift planning 2.0
Elmendorf AFB transportation infrastructure 12.0
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
Civil Military programs, Innovative Readiness Training 10.0
DoDEA, Math Teacher Leadership 1.0
DoDEA, Galena IDEA 4.0
DoDEA, SRM 20.0
OEA, Naval Security Group Activity, Winter Harbor 4.0
OEA, Fitzsimmons Army Hospital 7.5
OEA Barrow landfill relocation 4.0
OEA, Broadneck peninsula NIKE site 1.5
OSD, Clara Barton Center 1.5
OSD, Pacific Command Regional initiative 7.0
OEA, Adak airfield operations 1.0
OSD, Intelligence fusion study 5.0
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
Distributed Learning Project 30.0
ECWCS 5.0
Camp McCain Simulator Center, trainer upgrades 4.7
Fort Harrison Communications Infrastructure 1.2
Communications Network Equipment 0.209
Multimedia classroom 0.85
Camp McCain Training Site, roads 2.5
Full Time Support, 487 additional technicians 13.2
Emergency Spill Response and Preparedness Program 0.79
Distance Learning 30.0
SRM reallocation 25.0
Operation and Maintenace, Air National Guard
Extended Cold Weather Clothing System 5.0
Defense Systems Evaluation 2.5
Eagle Vision (Air Guard) 10.0
Bangor International Airport repairs 10.0
Aircraft Procurment, Army
Oil debris detection and burn-off system 5.0
ATIRCM LRIP 5.0
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army
BFVS MOD 14.0
Bradley Reactive Armor Tiles 24.0
Arsenal Support Program Initiative 5.0
Other Procurement, Army
Automated Data Processing Equipment 14.0
Camouflage: ULCANS 8.0
Aluminum Mesh Tank Liner 7.5
AN/TTC Single Shelter Switches w/ Associated Support 38.0
Blackjack Secure Facsimile 10.0
Trunked Radio System 2.0
Modular Command Post 5.0
Laundry Advance Systems (LADS) 3.0
Abrams & Bradley Interactive Skills Trainer 9.0
SIMNET 15.0
AFIST 9.0
Ft. Wainwright MOUT Instrumentation 6.5
Target Receiver Injection Module Threat Simulator 4.0
Tactical Fire Trucks 5.5
IFTE 15.0
Maintenance Automatic Identification Technology 6.0
National Guard Distance Learning Courseware 8.0
JPATS (16 aircraft) 44.6
Smart Truck 4.0
Aircraft Procurements, Navy
ECP-583 46.0
PACT Trainer 6.0
Direct Support Squadron Readiness Training 5.0
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
SSGN (AP) Program Acceleration 193.0
Other Procurement, Navy
JEDMICS 5.0
Pacific Missile Range Equipment 6.0
IPDE Enhancement 6.0
Pearl Harbor Pilot 5.0
AN/BPS-15H Navigation System 9.0
Tactical Communication On-Board Training 6.5
Air Traffic Control On-Board Trainer 4.0
WSN-7B 6.0
Naval Shore Communications 48.7
Missle Procurment, Air Force
NUDET Detection System 19.066
Other Procurement, Air Force
CAP COM and ELECT 10.4
Pacific AK Range Complex Mount Fairplay 7.4
UHF/VHF Radios for Mont Fairplay, Sustina 3.5
Clear Laser Eye Protection 4.0
Procurement, Defense-Wide
Lithium Ion Battery technology 10.0
National Guard and Reserve Equipment
Navy Reserve Misc. Equipment 15.0
Marine Corps Misc. Equipment 10.0
Air Force Reserve Misc. Equipment 10.0
Army National Guard Misc. Equipment 15.0
Air Guard C-130 182.0
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army
Environmental Quality Technology Dem/Val 10.36
End Item Industrial Preparedness Activities 20.6
Defense Research Sciences Cold Weather Sensor Performance 1.25
Advanced Materials Processing 4.0
FCS Composites Research 5.0
AAN Multifunctional Materials 2.5
HELSTF Solid State Heat Capacity 5.0
Photonics 5.0
Army COE Acoustics 5.0
Cooperative Energetics Initiatives 5.0
TOW ITAS Cylindrical Battery Replacement 3.0
Cylindrical Zinc Air Battery for LWS 2.1
Heat Actuated Coolers 2.0
Improved High Rate Alkaline Cells 1.3
Low Cost Reusable Alkaline (Manganese-Zinc) Cells 0.6
Rechargeable Cylindrical Cell System 2.0
Waste Minimization and Pollution Research 3.0
Molecular and Computational Risk Assessment (MACERAC) 2.0
Center for Geosciences 3.0
Cold Regions Military Engineering 1.5
University Partnership for Operational Support (UPOS) 4.0
Plasma Energy Pyrolysis System (PEPS) 3.0
DOD High Energy Laser Test Facility 15.0
Starstreak 16.0
Center for International Rehabilitation 2.0
Dermal Phase Meter 0.6
Minimally Invasive Surgery Simulator 2.0
Minimally Invasive Therapy 10.0
Anthropod-Borne Infectious Disease Control 3.0
VCT Lung Scan 4.5
Tissue Engineering Research 5.5
Monocional Anti-body based technology (Heteropolymer System) 3.55
Dye Targeted Laser Fusion 4.0
BESCT Lung Cancer Research Program (MDACC) 5.0
Joint Diabetes Program 10.0
Center for Prostate Disease Research 7.5
Spine Research 2.5
Brain Biology and Machine Initiative 3.0
Medical Simulation training initiative 0.75
TACOM Hybrid Vehicle 2.0
N-STEP 2.75
IMPACT 5.0
Composite Body Parts 2.0
Corrosion Prevention and Control Program 2.0
Mobile Parts Hospital 8.0
Vehicle Body Armor Support System 3.8
Casting Emission Reduction Program 8.36
Managing Army Tech. Environmental Enhancement 1.0
Visual Cockpit Optimization 6.0
JCALS 12.0
Electronics Commodity Pilot Program 1.0
Battle Lab at Ft. Knox 5.0
TIME 10.0
Force Provider Microwave Treatment 2.0
Mantech Program for Cylindrical Zinc Batteries 2.6
Continuous Manufacturing Process for Mental Matrix Composites 3.0
Modular Extendable Rigid Wall Shelter 3.0
Combat Vehicle and Automotive technology 20.0
Auto research center 3.0
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy
Southeast Atlantic Coastal Observing System (SEA-COOS) 8.0
Marine Mammal Low Frequency Sound Research 1.0
Maritime Fire Training/Barbers Point 3.0
3-D Printing Metalworking Project 3.0
Nanoscale Science and Technology Program 3.0
Nanoscale devices 1.0
Advanced waterjet-21 project 4.0
Modular advanced composite hull 3.0
DDG-51 Composite twisted rudder 4.0
High Resolution Digital mammography 3.0
Military Dental Research 4.0
Sonarman Easrcom Technology 0.5
Energy and Environmental Training 3.0
Precision Strike Navigator 2.5
Vector Thrusted Ducted Propeller 4.0
Ship Service Fuel Cell Technology Verification & Training Program 4.0
Aluminum Mesh Tank Liner 3.0
AEGIS Operational Readiness Training System (ORTS) 4.0
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
Bug to Drug Identification and CM 3.0
American Indian higher education consortium 3.5
Business/Tech manuals R&D 4.5
AGILE Port Demonstrations 10.0
Arrow Missile Defense Program 141.7
Defense Health Program Hawaii Federal healthcare network 18.0
Pacific island health care referral program 5.0
Alaska Federal healthcare Network 2.5
Brown Tree Snakes 1.0
Tri-Service Nursing Research Program 6.0
Graduate School of Nursing 2.3
Health Study at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant 1.0
Coastal Cancer Control 5.0
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense
Mississippi National Guard Counter Drug Program 2.6
West Virginia Air National Guard Counter Drug Program 3.5
Regional Counter Drug Training Academy, Meridian MS 2.0
Earmarks
Maritime Technology (MARITECH) 5.0
Metals Affordability Initiative 5.0
Magnetic Bearing cooling turbin 5.0
Roadway Simulator 13.5
Aviator's night vision imaging system 2.5
HGU - 56/P Aircrew Integrated System 5.0
Fort Des Moines Memorial Park and Education Center 5.0
National D-Day Museum 5.0
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission 3.0
Clear Radar Upgrade, Clear AFS, Alaska 8.0
Padgett Thomas Barracks, Charleston, SC 15.0
Broadway Armory, Chicago 3.0
Advance Identification, Friend -or-Foe 35.0
Transportation Multi-Platform Gateway Integration for AWACS 20.0
Emergency Traffic Management 20.7
Washington-Metro Area Transit Authority 39.1
Ft. Knox MOUT site upgrades 3.5
Civil Military Programs, Innovative readiness training 10.0
ASE INFRARED CM ATIRCM LRIP 10.0
Tooling and Test Equipment 35.0
Integrated Family of Test Equipment (IFTE) 15.0
T-AKE class ship (Buy America)
Welded shipboard and anchor chain (Buy America)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Gwitchyaa Zhee Corporation lands
Air Force's lease of Boeing 767s
Enactment of S. 746
2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah
Total Pork in Division A (FY 2002 Defense Approps) = $2.2 Billion
DIVISION B
Commerce related earmarks:
DoT Office of Intelligence and Security 1.5
Airports and Airways Trust Fund, payment to air carriers 57.0
Coast Guard, operating and expenses ($203 m was requested) 273.35
DoT Office of the Inspector General 2.0
National Transportation and Safety Board 0.836
FAA Operations 300.0
FAA Facilities and Equipment 108.5
FAA Research, Engineering, and Development 12.0
Federal Highway Administration misc approps ($10 m was requested) 110.0
Capital Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 100.0
Federal Transit Administration Capital Investment Grants 100.0
Restoration of Broadcasting Facilities 8.25
DIVISION C
National Institute of Standards and Technology 30.0
Federal Trade Commission 20.0
Maritime Administration 11.0
Maritime Guaranteed Loan (Title XI) Program 12.0
Coast Guard, operating expenses 12.0
FAA research, engineering, and development 38.0
FAA Grants-in-AID for Airports 200.0
DIVISION E
Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project 29.542
Research and Special Programs Administration 3.170
Pipeline Safety Program 22.786
Provisions relating to Alaska in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
US-61 Woodville widening project in Mississippi 0.3
Interstate Maintenance Program for the city of Trenton/Port Quendall, WA 5.0
Total Earmarks in Divisions B, C, and E = $1.5 Billion
Total = $3.7 Billion
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